[While, yes, ideally she would have been the one surprised, she knows that if Tsurumaru is one of her representatives then many, many other saniwa and government officials will be the ones surprised, and that would surely count for something.]
I was merely checking your progress, Tsurumaru. You may carry on, if you'd like.
[So... she'd known what he was up to for a while now, yet refrained from peeking in at him before he had a chance to work most of the kinks out of the performance. She only wanted to see her swords at their best, after all, if she could help it.]
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[While, yes, ideally she would have been the one surprised, she knows that if Tsurumaru is one of her representatives then many, many other saniwa and government officials will be the ones surprised, and that would surely count for something.]
I was merely checking your progress, Tsurumaru. You may carry on, if you'd like.
[So... she'd known what he was up to for a while now, yet refrained from peeking in at him before he had a chance to work most of the kinks out of the performance. She only wanted to see her swords at their best, after all, if she could help it.]